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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Jim Stowell of San |
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| Clemente, California, formerly of Peoria, on November 5, 2005; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stowell was born in Davenport, Iowa, on |
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| January 13, 1925; his family later moved to Peoria; he met his |
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| future wife, Peggy Wulff, while they were students at Peoria |
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| Central High School; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Army Air Force during World War II |
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| and became a B-24 pilot; after the war, he married Peggy and |
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| was hired by United Airlines, retiring as a captain; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved flying and flew everything from DC-3s to |
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| 747s; he was also an accomplished golfer and member of the San |
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| Clemente Men's Golf Club and the Orange County Seniors; and
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| WHEREAS, His second passion was baseball and the Cubs; he |
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| also loved music, Dixieland jazz, swing, and the songs of "the |
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| greatest generation", but most of all, he loved his family; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, David, and |
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| his granddaughter, Kari; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jim Stowell is felt by all who knew |
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| and loved him, especially his wife of 59 years, Margaret |
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| "Peggy"; his brother, Joe (Marilyn) Stowell; his sons, Jim Jr. |
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| (Jan) and John (Stina); his daughters, Kathy (Frank) Contos, |
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| Carol (Bob) Schmidt, and Margo (Larry) Plummer; his 10 |
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| grandchildren; his three great-grandchildren; and his many |
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| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |